camán
/kəˈmȯn/ (ame, mw)
camán — noun
1. a curved wooden stick used in hurling and camogie to hit the ball
1.名詞C2
釋義
a curved wooden stick used in hurling and camogie to hit the ball
例句
Ritu bought a new camán before the county hurling final.
collocation: buy a new camán before a match
Christopher swung his camán and sent the ball over the bar.
pattern: swing a camán to strike the ball
After practice, the wet camán leaned against the shed wall.
Eri loaned her camán to a teammate whose stick had cracked.
同義詞
- hurley
the most common English term for this stick
- hurl
a shorter English form, especially in sports use
- hurling stick
a plain descriptive term, less tied to Irish language use
文法句型
a camán
用法筆記
Used mainly in Irish sporting contexts. In general English, hurley or hurl is more common.